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6.H. - Page 3 of 15 instead contracting with nearby entities for library services for large pockets of unincorporated population (such as Redwood City Public Library for North Fair Oaks and Daly City Public Library for Broadmoor). The County of San Mateo currently does not own any library, with the exception of the space they lease to Redwood City for the Fair Oaks Branch Library. The Fair Oaks Branch Library service area includes about 30,000 residents, with approximately equal numbers of Redwood City and unincorporated area residents who use the facility. The recent renovation of the Fair Oaks Branch Library, primarily funded by San Mateo County Measure K funds, with significant contributions from the City of Redwood City and the Redwood City Library Foundation and its partners, increased the space from 3,200 square feet to 3,800 square feet. The renovation consisted of enlarging the children's area, adding a dedicated teen space, and moving the service desk to the rear to create more space for programs. In Fiscal Year 2017-18, the operating expenses of the Fair Oaks Branch Library were $661,189, of which $373,750 was contributed by the SMC Libraries JPA. The agreement between the SMC Libraries JPA and the City of Redwood City was established in 1995 with base funding of $94,600 per year, which is increased or decreased annually based on the overall change to the SMC Libraries JPA's property tax receipts. The City of Redwood City paid $28,650 in rent to the County of San Mateo last year to lease the Fair Oaks Branch Library space in the Human Services Agency building. The libraries within the SMC Libraries JPA operate with a higher level of staffing and a larger materials budget than Redwood City Public Library branches, and many are open for extended service hours. Assuming that the current operating model continues, the SMC Libraries JPA estimates that it would cost them approximately $1 million to operate the Fair Oaks Branch Library at their standard level. In addition, all of the member cities of the JPA would need to approve a decision to reallocate property tax revenues away from their own libraries in order to fund the increased cost of operations if the Fair Oaks Branch Library became part of the JPA. The County would then also be responsible for providing a facility to the JPA for the provision of library services in North Fair Oaks. While the recently completed renovations improved library services for North Fair Oaks, the needs assessment completed for the Middlefield Junction project indicated that a new library for North Fair Oaks should ultimately be 10,000 — 12,000 square feet in size. Sidewalk Repairs Sidewalks are a large component of the City's pedestrian infrastructure. The goal of the sidewalk repair program is to provide a safe and pedestrian -friendly environment and to minimize City's legal liability associated with uneven sidewalks. The Adopted Budget recommended that the City allocate a portion of the anticipated FY 2017-18 operating surplus to sidewalk repairs downtown, in light of frequent pedestrian traffic downtown, and with the expectation that the Redwood City Improvement Association would match City contributions. During the budget adoption process, City Councilmembers asked that staff consider increased funding for sidewalk repairs outside of Downtown, which is recommended at this time. The heat maps provided in Attachment C show the location of sidewalk -related citizen service requests submitted through the myRWC app, for a one-year and five-year period. As the number of sidewalk related requests in a given area increase, the coloring on the maps change to represent this increase, changing from no color (least requests) to blue, green, yellow, orange, and finally red (most requests). City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.org 167